The Tyndale librarys’ “Guide to Ontario K-10 Curriculum Resources” contains links to free online lesson plans that could be used in Ontario classrooms. The links are organized by the major subject areas that are taught in Ontario schools, so teachers can find the resources they need fast.

Teachers looking for activities to use with SMART Interactive Whiteboards will also links to online activities, educational flash files, and lesson plans designed to be used with the interactive whiteboard.

Feature article in the Tyndale Magazine in Fall/Winter 2011-2012 (Issue 2. Volume 1.)

“When it comes to technology “public education is in catch-up mode,” says Beverley Muir, principal of Humberwood Downs Junior Middle Academy in Toronto.”

To read the rest of the article, please click “One foot in today and one in tomorrow“

Visit the Tyndale libraries’ Guide to Open Access Resources to find information on free scholarly resources on the internet. Users may also use this guide as a discovery portal for links to open access books, journals, scholarly literature, multimedia, computer software, and more.

Written by Kunal Dutta for the UK newspaper “The Independent” (April 15, 2012).

“In north London, book-lovers have put David Cameron’s Big Society into practice. And nationwide the issue has struck a chord”

Click “Keep on borrowing: Libraries refuse to die” to read the rest of the article.

Written by Michael Oliveira for Parent Central on April 9, 2012

“Ontario’s elementary school curriculum spells out that all Grade 3 students must learn about the similarities and differences between urban and rural communities, although it leaves it up to teachers to figure out the best way to impart that knowledge.”

To read the rest of the article, click “iPads in school: Ontario Grade 3s learn social studies with ‘SimCity’ iPad game“

“Knowledge Ontario (www.knowledgeontario.ca) provides everyone with equal access to the information and leading edge digital tools they need to support life-long learning by transforming online discovery, connecting community and building research and critical thinking skills.”

Users can freely access the following resources through the Knowledge Ontario website:

• eResource databases that cover topics such as Canadian politics and history; current events; English literature; teen health, and more …
• free access to thousands of video tutorials standard office software; Web 2.0. technologies, and more
• free access to more than 26,000 Ontario government documents from the Legislative Library
• free access to more than 4 million archival records in Ontario

This article, written by Gerry Blackwell and Francis Chaliflour, was published in the March 2012 issue of Professionally Speaking:

“Meet four teachers who are using computers, social media, webcams and other tools to help launch learning to a whole new level.

If there’s on thing teachers want to know about ……”

Click “Tech Class” to read the rest of the article.

The following is a list of upcoming events and professional development opportunities for teachers in the province of Ontario during the month of May 2012.

If you know of any events that you would like to see listed in this blog, please e-mail them to Mark Mueller at mmueller@tyndale.ca

Special Days and Events

May - Museum Month
May - Asian Heritage Month
May - Dignity Month

May     - Education Week (April 7 - May 11)
May     - Aboriginal Awareness Week (May 22 - May 25)
May 1   - National Day of Prayer (USA)
May 3   - World Press Freedom Day
May 7   - Music Monday
May 17  - Ascension Sunday (Western Churches)
May 24  - Ascension Sunday (Eastern Churches)
May 27  - Pentacost

Educator Events & Conferences

May 3 - 5, 2012

2012 Conference
Ontario Society for Environmental Education
Peterborough, Ontario

For more information click here.

May 3 -5, 2012
Equity in Education Conference
Toronto, Ontario

For more information click here.

May 10 - 12, 2012
National Technology in Education Conference
Toronto, Ontario

For more information click here.

May 10 - 12, 2012
Ontario Association for Mathematics Education Conference
Kingston, Ontario

For more information click here.

May 10 - 12, 2012
Ontario Council for Technology Education Conference
Mississauga,Ontario

For more information click here.

May 10 - 13, 2012
Creative Writing in the 21st Century workshop
Toronto, Ontario

May 24 - 25, 2012
Great Lakes Association for Cooperation in Education Conference
Toronto, Ontario

For more information click here.

May 26 - 30, 2012
Canadian Society for the Study of Education
Waterloo, Ontario

For more information click here.

Mother Teresa: come be my light: the private writings of the “Saint of Calcutta”
Published by Doubleday, New York, 2007

ISBN: 9780385520379

Call Number: BX 4406 .5 .Z8 T46 2007

Publisher’s description:

During her lifelong service to the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of thousands whom nobody else was prepared to look after have been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world. Little was known, however, about her own spiritual heights, or her struggles. This collection of her writing  and reflections, almost all of which have never been made public before, sheds light on Mother Teresa’s interior life in a way that  reveals the depth and intensity of her holiness for the first time. A moving chronicle of her spiritual journey–including moments, indeed years, of utter desolation–these letters reveal the secrets she shared only with her closest confidants. She emerges as a classic mystic whose inner life burned with the fire of charity and whose heart was tested and purified by an intense trial of faith.

Virtual Museum of Canada
www.virtualmuseum.ca

Teachers and librarians can use this excellent web tool to stimulate interest in students to want to read more about Canada and its history, arts and science.  This website contains over 600 virtual exhibits, nearly 1 million images, and a wealth of engaging multimedia content hosted by museums across Canada. Teachers using this site can also find a number of teaching resources and lesson plans they can use to enhance their students’ experience using this site.

For more links to lesson planning resources on the internet, visit Tyndale’s Online Guide to Ontario K-10 Curriculum Resources at http://libguides.tyndale.ca/ontariocurriculum

The Education Library will be open the following hours from Monday, April 2, 2012 to Sunday, May 6, 2012

Monday to Thursday:          12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday:                                       10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday          Closed

Please note: the Education Library will be closed on April 6, 2012 for Good Friday

For the latest updates on the hours, please visit the library online at www.tyndale.ca/library/special_hours.

The Education Library Hours will resume regular hours of operation for the Bachelor of Education Winter Term on Monday, March 19th.

Monday: 1:00 p.m. –  9:00 p.m.
Tuesday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

For more information, please visit us online at: www.tyndale.ca/library/education

The Education Library will be open the following hours from Monday, March 12 to Sunday, March 18, 2012

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Please note: the Education Library will resume regular hours operation on Monday, March 19, 2012

For more information, please visit us online at www.tyndale.ca/library/education